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    Ch 7 The Empires of Persia This chapter describes the series of empires that arose in Persia (modern-day Iran) and controlled much of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years‚ from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Achaemenid‚ expanded under him and his successors until it became the largest empire the world had ever seen. The four Persian dynasties of this era (Achaemenid‚ Seleucid‚ Parthian‚ and Sassanid) were noted

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    The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900 should be categorized as imperialism. Imperialism is a countries policy of creating an empire. It also maintains control to expand their control of raw materials and the world market. This is done by conquering other countries and establishing them as colonies. To improve trade with the United States‚ Kalakaua allowed them a limited use of Pearl Harbor as a naval base in 1887. Hawaii’s only ruling queen came to power in 1891. Liliuokalani tried to gain power

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    I think that the invention of the car changed completely the way of living of many people. At the beginning the cars were bought by few people because the cost was high and the most of world population was poor. Today this situation has totally changed: in the development countries all families have one car and a large number of them have two cars or more. Nowadays cars are essential: many people use them to go to work every day and to travel on holiday. I think cars are one of the most important

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    Chapter 10 focuses on the environment and development. Many of the effects of development impact the environment greatly‚ and these negative externalities tend to fall on poor people who don’t have the resources to escape the conditions. The chapter opens with a quote from Nicholas Stern that reads‚ “The poorest developing countries will be hit earliest and hardest by climate change‚ even though they have contributed little to causing the problem.” I wanted to talk about this quote and what exactly

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    Hind sight is 20/20 vision. If we knew then what we know now‚ would we have done anything differently? Sadly we’ll never know and throwing our hands up in the air and shouting “boo” and “atrocities” or “lets punish Japanese and American commanders‚ naval officers‚ and flight lieutenants” will be of no use whatsoever. Afterall‚ what is done is done. We can’t undo it. Now all we can do is move forward carefully‚ having learned from the horrors of the past. America was the “new‚ rich kid” country‚

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    Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles 1) Genes are the units of heredity‚ and are made up of segments of DNA. 2) In asexual reproduction‚ one parent produces genetically identical offspring my mitosis. In sexual reproduction‚ two parents give rise to offspring that have unique combinations of genes inherited from the two parents. 3) Humans have somatic cells‚ which are any cell other than a gamete‚ have 23 pairs of chromosomes. A karyotype is an ordered display of the paired of chromosomes

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    Chapter One Quick Check: 1. Cells were not discovered by Hippocrates because he didn’t have the technology and equipment to. 2. Robert Hooke is credited with the discovery of the basic building block of living organisms. 3. Robert Brown is credited with the discovery of the cell nucleus. 4. Schleiden and Schwann’s contribution to biology was proposing that cells are the basic structural unit for plants and animals. 5. Before Virchow‚ one idea was that living things could arise from non-living

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    Chapter 1 Vocabulary Trait Descriptive Adjectives – Words that describe traits‚ attributes of a person that are reasonably characteristic of an individual and perhaps even enduring over time. Personality – The set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence their interactions with and adaptations to‚ the environment (including intrapsychic‚ physical and social environment). Psychological Traits – Characteristics

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    War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises

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    AP European History Study Guide Chapter 15 This study guide is to help you get ready for the test. Some of the information asked is found in the notes‚ and some in the textbook. This is typical of MOST college classes and this style of study guide is designed to prepare you! Also‚ while most test questions come from this guide‚ anything in the notes and textbook could be on the test! You MUST do this study guide for points! You may NOT type this study guide out! You also MUST do the practice

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